10/01/2007

Twenty-five of the best and brightest young actors and actresses from across Europe have today been chosen by European Film Promotion (EFP) as the tenth generation of Shooting Stars, to be presented to the public during the Berlin International Film Festival (February 10-12, 2007).

This year’s Shooting Stars, which include new members from Poland, Romania and Slovakia, follow in the footsteps of some of the most renowned European actors and actresses on international stage and screen, including Daniel Craig (Casino Royale [+see also:
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interview: Wolfgang Becker
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Apart from being presented to the world’s media at a press conference, the Shooting Stars of 2007 will also have interviews with international casting directors. This year will also include a number of special anniversary celebrations.

"EFP is delighted to be celebrating the tenth generation of Shooting Stars," said Renate Rose, managing director of European Film Promotion. "We began this initiative to highlight the tremendous wealth of acting talent in Europe to the rest of the world, and the heritage of the project now speaks for itself.”

Shooting Stars is mainly supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, EFP-organizations and private sponsors.

Shooting Stars 2007:

AUSTRIA: Sabrina Reiter
BELGIUM: Kevin Janssens
CZECH REPUBLIC: Klára Issa
DENMARK: David Dencik
ESTONIA: Rain Tolk
FINLAND: Tommi Eronen
FRANCE: Mélanie Laurent
GERMANY: Maximilian Brückner
GREECE: Panayota Vladi
HUNGARY: Péter Nagy
ICELAND: Gísli Örn Gardarsson
IRELAND: Pádraic Delaney
ITALY: Jasmine Trinca
LUXEMBOURG: Jules Werner
THE NETHERLANDS: Halina Reijn
NORWAY: Nicolai Cleve Broch
POLAND: Agnieszka Grochowska
PORTUGAL: Afonso Pimentel
ROMANIA: Maria Popistaşu
SLOVAKIA: Táňa Pauhofová
SLOVENIA: Marko Mandić
SPAIN: Óscar Jaenada
SWEDEN: Gustaf Skarsgård
SWITZERLAND: Nils Althaus
UK: Kate Dickie